US2013073760A1PendingUtilityA1

As-i communication component

34
Assignee: WIESGICKL BERNHARDPriority: Aug 19, 2010Filed: May 17, 2011Published: Mar 21, 2013
Est. expiryAug 19, 2030(~4.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bernhard Wiesgickl
H04L 27/0008H04L 12/40006H04L 27/2601H04L 2012/40254H04L 12/40032G06F 13/4282H04L 27/26H04L 12/40
34
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

A communication component is disclosed for communication via an AS-i line. In order to provide an improved AS-i communication component for communication via an AS-i line, it is proposed in at least one embodiment that a standard AS-i signal and an extended AS-i communication signal are sent and/or received via an AS-i line using a shared communication component.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A communication component for communication by way of an AS-i line, wherein a standard AS-i communication signal and an extended AS-i communication signal are at least one of sendable and receiveable by way of the AS-i line by way of the common communication component, wherein a frequency spectrum of the extended AS-i communication signal, used for at least one of sending and receiving, lies in the range of 1 MHz to 10 MHz. 
     
     
         2 . The communication component of  claim 1 , wherein the communication component is an ASIC or an FPGA chip. 
     
     
         3 . The communication component of  claim 1 , wherein the frequency spectrum of the standard AS-i communication signal used for at least one of sending and receiving lies in the range of 50 kHz to 500 kHz and the frequency spectrum of the extended AS-i communication signal used for at least one of sending and receiving lies in the range of 1 MHz to 10 MHz. 
     
     
         4 . The communication component of  claim 1 , wherein the communication component uses the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex method for at least one of sending and receiving the extended AS-i communication signal. 
     
     
         5 . The communication component of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first analog to digital converter unit for receiving the standard AS-i communication signal; and   a second analog to digital converter unit for receiving the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         6 . The communication component of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a shared analog to digital converter unit for receiving the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         7 . The communication component of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 an FFT unit, is connected downstream of the second analog to digital converter units for the extended communication signal; and   a receive data unit, connected downstream of the first analog to digital converter unit for the standard AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         8 . The communication component of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a standard driver unit for sending the standard AS-i communication signal; and   an OFDM driver unit for sending the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         9 . The communication component of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a shared digital to analog converter unit for sending the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         10 . An AS-i module, comprising
 a communication component of  claim 1  for communication by way of an AS-i line.   
     
     
         11 . The AS-i module of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of an OFDM driver unit standard driver unit is connected downstream of the communication component for sending the standard AS-i communication signal and an extended AS-i communication signal by way of the AS-i line. 
     
     
         12 . A method for at least one of sending and receiving communication signals by way of an AS-i line, comprising:
 using a common communication component for at least one of sending and receiving a standard AS-i communication signal and an extended AS-i communication signal, wherein a frequency spectrum of the extended AS-i communication signal used for at least one of sending and receiving lies in the range of 1 MHz to 10 MHz.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one of sending and receiving of the extended AS-i communication signal takes place by way of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex method. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal are received by way of a shared analog to digital converter unit. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal are sent by way of a shared digital to analog converter unit. 
     
     
         16 . The communication component of  claim 2 , wherein the frequency spectrum of the standard AS-i communication signal used for at least one of sending and receiving lies in the range of 50 kHz to 500 kHz and the frequency spectrum of the extended AS-i communication signal used for at least one of sending and receiving lies in the range of 1 MHz to 10 MHz. 
     
     
         17 . The communication component of  claim 2 , wherein the communication component uses the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex method for at least one of sending and receiving the extended AS-i communication signal. 
     
     
         18 . The communication component of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a first analog to digital converter unit for receiving the standard AS-i communication signal; and   a second analog to digital converter unit for receiving the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         19 . The communication component of  claim 5 , wherein the first analog to digital converter unit includes a high-pass filter and the second analog to digital converter unit includes a low-pass filter. 
     
     
         20 . The communication component of  claim 18 , wherein the first analog to digital converter unit includes a high-pass filter and the second analog to digital converter unit includes a low-pass filter. 
     
     
         21 . The communication component of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a shared analog to digital converter unit for receiving the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         22 . The communication component of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 an FFT unit, connected downstream of the shared analog to digital converter unit, for the extended communication signal; and   a receive data unit, connected downstream of the shared analog to digital converter unit, for the standard AS-i communication signal.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the standard AS-i communication signal and the extended AS-i communication signal are received by way of a shared analog to digital converter unit.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2013073760A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.